Sanitary dust-mop shaker.



A. W. HARRISON & H. W. BASCOM.

SANITARY DUST MOP SHAKER.

APPLICATION EIL'ED JUNE 21,1917.

Patented Nov. 6, 1917.

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ALICE W. HARRI SON AND HELEN WARD BASCOM, 0F PASADENA, CALIFORNIA.

SANITARY DUST-MOP SHAKER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 6, 1917.

Application filed June 27, 1917. Serial No. 177,394.

' To all whom it may concern:

ings, 10 indicates and ts cover are Be it known that we, ALICE l/VARD HARRI- SON and HELEN WARD the United States, residing at Pasadena, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Sanitary Dust-Mop Shakers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a mop cleaner.

. It is the principal object of this invention to provide a simple device within which a dust mop may be cleaned and by which the -mop may be conveniently shaken without danger of scattering the dust liberated from Another object of this invention is to provide a container within which the dust from the mop will be collected and from which it may be easily cleaned.

Other objects will appear hereinafter. The invention is illustrated, by way of example, in the accompanying drawings in Wh1ch: 7

Figure -1 is a view in perspective illustrating the cleaning device.

Fig. 2 is a view in vertical section, as seen on the line 22 of Fig. 1, and particularly illustrates the details of the device, as Well as the-manner in which a mop is accommodated therein.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the fastening means used for holding the lid of the canister in place. I Referring more particularly to the drawa largecylindrical canister forming the body portion of the device. This canister is provided with an open mouth adapted to be closed by a telescoping cover 11 having a circular flange at its top which seals the mouth. Bayonet slots 12 are formed at opposite sides of the cover and are adapted to receive fixed lock pins 13" which extend inwardly and from diametrically opposite sides of the can. The can preferably formed of metal of a suitable gage and the can top is therefore reinforced by 'a wooden reinforcing disk 14, upon which is secured a dash-pot 15. This member is cylindrical and disposed concentric with the vertical axis of the can. Mounted within the dash-pot is a large helical spring 16 secured by its lower BASCOM, citizens of sanitary dust end to the reinforcing disk 14 and by its upper end to a plunger disk 17. A central opening. 18 is formed through the plunger disk 17 and is in vertical alinement with a similar opening 19 formed through the cover of the canister and its reinforcing disk. These openings are provided to receive the handle 20 of a dust mop 21. A hole 22 is formed through the handle of the mop at a desired point along its length and is adapted to receive a removable pin 23, for a purpose which will be hereinafter set forth. The pin is fastened to the plunger disk 17 by a chain which prevents it from being lost.

en a mop is to be cleaned, a paper lining 24-is positioned within the canister and thereafter the handle of the mop is passed 12. .The-mop handle may then be grasped V against the expansive acand reciprocated tion of the spring 16. This churnin movement'will cause the mop 21 to be violently raised and lowered and will act to throw the strands of the mop outwardly to liberate the dust and lint collectedthereby. It will be evident that continuous movement of the mop for a short period of time will act to clean the mop and make it ready for further use. After this has been done, the cover opening 19 m the may be removed, the pin 23 withdrawn from the handle, and the mop taken out for use. Thefcanister may then be cleaned by removigg tlte paper lining 2.4, which is in the form 0 terior of the canister will not become dirty.

It will thus be seen that the mop cleaner here disclosed provides simple means for receiving and inclosing a dust mop and easily operated means for effectively liberating dust and lint therefrom and catching it ina sanitary manner.

While we have shown the preferred construction of our sanitary dust mop shaker and will thus insure that the inas now known to us, it will be understood that various changes in the combination,

construction and arrangement of parts may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of our invention.

We claim:

1. A sanitarydust mop cleaner comprising a dust receptacle, a cover for the dust receptacle adapted to be removably fastened in place and having a mop handle open ng, and means upon the cover for resiliently and detachably holding the mop handle.

2. A sanitary dust mop. cleaner, comprising a canister having an open top, a removable cover adapted to close said top, means for. detachably locking the cover upon the cause the mop to be violently shaken Within the canister and dust removed therefrom.

3. A sanitary dust mop cleaner, comprising a canister having an open top, a removable cover adapted to closesaid top, means for detachably locking the cover upon the canister, a dash-pot secured upon the cover and disposed in vertical alinement with the center of the canister, a plunger disk mounted Within said dash-pot, a cushion spring resiliently supporting said disk, means whereby the handle of a mop may be supported by said disk and reciprocated against the expansion of the spring in a manner to cause the mop to be violently shaken Within the canister, and dust removed therefrom,

and a removable lining adapted to be positioned Within the canister to receive the dust and lint from the mop.

In testimony whereof We have signed our names to this specification.

ALICE W. HARRISON. HELEN. WARD BASCOM. 

